The Sun. — London, England, 1836-02-04 00:00:00

sECO N E '2l II • the motion whi c h h e ma d e on a former session respecting the reduction of civil and official salaries. Ptil3LIC WALKS. AlArel), he would move for leave to ., br . it i :F . I . ! ! _as Us': :or the Mr. teRINGH A M gave notice that . , on . the . 1 ,.. 5th of formation of public walks. The 1-07 . •ember also gave no tice that, on the 29th, 1 4 7 - s - tod move for the aloistment of , a Select Comtr,itLei ' co inquire into the causes er t e increased nursilsCr ° 4 ' ::.;ipwrecks, and also whet - het lie ter means might 'oe adopted for securing the lines and peoperties of his Ma jesty's subjects, against the clan g ers of steam navigatiors, HIS MAJESTY'S SPEECH.—THE ADDRESS. The S AKER then rose and read his Majesty's Speech. (for which see another.Al~s'tl. Sir JOHN WROTIts LE Y—ln rising to mesas dons, thanking. hi's Majesty for his most tiatious Speech, I cannot pleed that inexperience tistially urged as a claim on the indulgence of the IffVfie. I must rather rest my case upon the importance wf the topics there introduced, and the favour able atSeetikill they will meet with, particularly when t con sider tat they are: selected from those subj e ct s , the introduc ti'Sn of which - has hitherto been sanctioned by the House— upon which Bills have been introduced and discussed; and if they have not been sufficiently perfect and satisfactory to other branches of the legislature, at least they cannot be deemed measures introduced for the mere purposes of change, hut must be considered as attempts to remedy with caution and circumspection just causes of complaint. One recommends. tion is indeed new, but may be considered as the necesSety result of the enquiry we have instituted ;'and although I admit the case necessary in the details, I expect the measure Rees will be characteristic of a generous nat i on , ever zeal() in the cause of benevolence, humanity, an d Christian 01 '. - arity—( H ear . ) The first point I will bring under y our co" . , s id erat i on i s the uni versally acknowledged prosperity our commerce and manu factures. In esat part of th' country with which lam best ac quainted, never w. ',nese a more prosperous moment in all hraisches of 'trade conn ec t e d w i t h the produce and manufacture of ire's ; and I am happy to learn, from the best sources, that equal prosperity in all the other important manufactures of the country prevails. Cotton, woollen, earthenware, and silk, upon which such melancholy forebodings formerly existed, are in the most flourishing condition ; and the satisfaction I derive is from the knowledge that this is not produced by any temporary cause, no over-issue of paper to create delusivo prosperity for obtaining some great political object, but with a currency founded on a solid basis. There is no speculation; hilt talk prosperity arises from a steady and inereaeing. &nand, and orders from houses of undoubted credit s More numerous than even our extensive manufactories 0111 furnish.--( Cheers.) The labourers of England are fully employed at adequate wages, and a bountiful P rov id ence, d ur i ng three successive years, has provided them an ample supply of food at prices which now enable them to compete with the artisans of other countries who have the benefit of cheaper food.—( Hear, hear.) This circumstance, so favourable to manufactures, has created some complaints on the part of the landed interest. For my self, nearly all my fortunes are connected with agriculture, both as proprietor and occupier ; and if one class of them could doubt my anxious desire for its prosperity, no assertion on my part could convince the others I was Indifferent to itt but no personal motive shall ever induce me to sacrifice one class of my countrymen to another; nor will I, for the sake of casual popularity, hold forth encouragement to the farmer, which I consider delusive, and can only end in disappointment. An interest so important has just claims to prefer its complaints, and call upon the Legislature to consider them. It may, if it conceive itself neglected for want of union, associate ; it may bring forth all its strength to further its views, and his Majesty recommends us to listen to them ; but I venture to hope that, ere it , brings its case before a Committee of this House, this new union will be more united in the remedies it proposes. I must, however, observe with regret the importance by them attached to objects to which I am confident this House will not assent ; while they pass over others which appear to me more efficacious and more attainable. A man who at one of these meetings adverted to local taxation, would be treated with contempt ; and yet I speak confidently when I say relief would be greater from the amendment of the Poor Laws, great •iiiminutiort of' the county rate, and a most econo mical and :ludiciouts management of the turnpike tolls—a very considere:ole burthen upon the agriculturist, who contributes first se, the repair of the roads, and is then heavily charged for tlso use which he makes of them. If these appear but a trivial relief to others, it is for them to bring under the consi deration of Parliament better and more efficacious measures. The Report of the Commission appointed to inquire into the Church of England will soon be presented. It is composed of the Archbishops, Bishops, and principal officers, with others of dignity and long experience in high public stations. His Majesty recommends to us to act, without delay, upon these Reports. I have no doubt every attention will be paid to the interests of a body of men, inferior to none in learning, piety, and zeal ; and while we provide as largely as the funds will ad mit, for the maintenance of those who have spent large sums in acquiring that knowledge, essential to the due discharge of their sacred office, and are expected to Preserve their station in society, we shall also require of them a strict attention to those duties, for the discharge of which those fundswere originallydes tined. Never will I suffer the undoubted privileges of this House to be questioned or assailed; neither will I even dispute the just prerogative of the Crown, and privileges of the other House of Parliament. With this subject is connected the mode of pay ment of the Clergy, and here I find all parties agreed in the necessity of adopting some mode of preventing a collision of interests, where to much harmony ought to prevail. Several attempts have been made to render general a commutation of tithe, and his Majesty's Government have devoted much of their time and attention to that object. The result of their la bours will in due time be presented to the House, and sincerely do I hope it may be so framed as to receive the approba tion of the Legislature.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") The grievances complained of by the Dissenters have been the subject of numerous petitions and measures for their relief, being introduced into this House. His Majesty called our attention to these in the speech at the opening of the Session last year. As far as regards marriage, the present recom mendation takes a wider view, and proposes to you to embrace other measures, calculated not only to relieve Dissen ters, but ,to provide a better mode of rendering that evidence upon which the succession to property often depends, less precarious, and more accessible.—( Hear. ) Whatever difficulties may have existed in prosecuting those reforms which have hith'erto taken, place, they fall infinitely short of the obstacles opposed to any alterations affecting a re form of the laws.—( Hear, hear.) The expense and delay attending suits in Chancery, often amounting to the absorption of the whole property contended for, frequently depriving persons of the enjoyment of it during their youth and man hood, and restoring it at a period when the mind is no longer able to enjoy it, harrassed by vexation, and fast sinking to the geave--if delay and expense injure the suitor, it enriches the profession ; and such is the close connexion between its various branches, such the recollection of services performed, that the highest and most influential members of that profession have been suspected of leaning more to those int eres t s , t h an t h e i r duty t o th e pu bli c would have suggested.—( Cheers.) These abuses have continued through centuries, and I can only account for their long continuance, by the fact, that Reform could only have been digested by those whose interest must have been affected. There are, however, in modern times, splendid exceptions, and the *conversion of payment by salary in lieu of fees, gives us a facility which did not previously exist. In this House I anticipate no successful opposition, and if there are in this kingdom any more deeply interested in this measure than others, they are the possesiors of a large portion of the landed interest of the country.— ( Hear, hear.) The Report of the Commission on the Irish Poor, which his Majesty has laid before us, cannot fail to have arrested the at tention of the Members from all parts of the United Kingdom. Of the state of the poor of Ireland we have often heard com plaints, often been called upon to relieve temporary distress ; but of their actual condition we wanted some solution of the contradictory reports. The mode adopted in prosecuting the present inquiry is free from all suspicion, all classes were in vited to attend, and the Report adds to the facts disclosed the witnesses and the names of those in whose presence the evi dence was given. Had this Report been given three years ago, how distressing would have been the reflection, that ap palling as the circumstances were, the introduction of the English Poor Law would hare aggravated the distress, and the remedy been worse than the evil itself. But that great, measure, so unjustly stigmatised as oppressive, not only relieved the overburdened rate-pas ers, but has afforded more comfort to the aged and impotent for whose benefit it was intended, and released the able-bodied from a state of thraltiSom and dependence, and the situati on of labourers,eesplaced them in soever the capable of disposing, to whom choose, their only commodity, the labour of their hand,_( Hear.) I contended there was not surplus labour ti England ; and the moment you released the able-bodied from being compelled in some measure to reside in his own parish when no work could be found, this fact has been established. The tale of Ireland is, however, strikingly different; and the distinctions in the state of the labouring poor in the two countries must never be lost sight of, in endeavouring to assimilate the laws.—( Hear.) The Act of Elizabeth ilia) , pbrhaps be safely employed, taking care not to regret% Upon it the laws of settlement ; and, above all, anyte tarnitting that the poor have a right of claim upon the ttttlustry of others for money or work. In Ireland you have not the machinery of England to work the poor law; and if here it has been found necessary to deprive it of some of its powers, and place it under the vigilant control of officers appointed by the Crown, in Ireland it would be most . impolitic to create it.—( Hear, h ear .) Wh a t may be the limit of the amount to be raised, with a variety of details, must remain open to the deliberations of the House. r All I ask is, that Ireland should no longer be the only country in the civilized world in which a provision of some kind for the relief of the indigent does not exist.—( Hear, and cheers.) Until this great question is settled I will not attempt to define all the causes of those discontents which have occupied so much of the attention of this House, and operated so power fully upon the events of this country, from the very commence ment of the Union to the present time. However, I have little difficulty in pronouncing, that whatever superstructures may have ari gen, poverty is the preventative. Whatever be the cause the.: effects are too apparent to leave a doubt on our minds on t' se propriety of' assuring his Majesty we will take them into our consideration. To one measure I can see no objection.. You began by altering the municipal laws of Scotlsse.d. Last Session was employed in framing a measure for pacing Municipal Co r porations in England and Wales ur .dcr more vigilant popular control. The success of that A .ct, and the satisfaction generally evinced throughout the c °sultry has fully justified its enactment; and now, when you ea called upon to reform the Corporations, who are, if pot 'sible, worse than those of England, Ireland would it(Hear hear.) in deet I have just cause to complain of partiality, of which, I t ru st, the Legislature will never be gut The s attlement of the Irish tithes has been so fully admitted by.h st i a recommendation to consider Sides of the House, that that si lk 'aject, in the very general terms of the Speech, can SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. IMPERIAL ITARLIAAEIL-NT, (THIS EVENINr. HOUSE O T COMMONS. At a . few minutes to tYo o'clock, the SPEAKER, in his robe; of Str.te, attended ) 0y Sir William Gossett, the Sergeant at Arras, entered Vac House. At that time there we re a b out two hundred M erabers present. On the Ministerial bench were, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Colonel Leith Hay, the Attorney-General, the Icon. Fox Manic, and Sir George Grey. The (..rnly- Member on the front Opposition bench was Sir Jamr.s Graham. Precisely at two o'clock the firing of guns announced the arrival of his Majesty; and immediately arter y ards, Sir Augustus Clifford, the Gentleman Usher of the :Black Rod, appeared at the table, and summoned the House, by his Majesty's command, to the House of Peers. The SPEAKER, attended by almost all the Members present. then left the House, returning in about half an hour, and adjourned till four o'clock. The SPEAKEtc resumed the Chair ut ten minutes to four o'clock. NEW "eiENIBERS. The writs issued duringthe vacation having been announced by the Speaker, Mr. O'LovonuN, the Attorney-General for Ireland, Mr. Sergeant Woul.FE,, and ;our other new Members, took the owl's and their sep:ts, NEW WRITS. On the =ration of Mr. BARING, a new writ was movel for the borour,,h of Malton, in the room of Sir C. Penis, who had bee•. l appointed Lord Chancellor, and called to the House of L'..)rds. Also, a new writ for Devizes, ia the room of Sir Pb r ,tip Durham, who had accepted the ChNern Hundreds. On the motion of Mr. HALFORD, a new writ was - moved for the Southern Division. of Leicestershire, in the room of J. F. Turner, Esq., wbt had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. A new writ was move for the City of Glasgow, in the r oom of Colin Dunlop, FAscl., who had accepted the Chiltern Handreds. COMMUTATION OF TITHES. Mr. BARING, on the part of Lord John Russell, gave no. tice that on the 9th February he should ask leave to bring in a Bill foe the Commutation of Tithes in England and Wales.--(Cheers.) Also a Bill for the registration of births, deaths., and marriages ; and on the 11th, a Bill to enable cer tain persons to hold offices in Corporations. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave notice of his inten tion to bring in a Bill f or t h e more effectual registration of voters for Members of Parliament, MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IRELAND.) Mr. O'LOUGHLIN gave notice that on the 16th February he should move for leave to bring in a Bill for the regulation of Municipal Corporation s in England and Wales.7—(Cheers.) CON - STJJ3ULAR I 2 . (IRELAND.) Lord NIORPET H gave notice, that he should move for leave to bring in a Bill for the regulation of the Constabulary in Ireland. TURNPIKE ROADS. Mr. FOX MAULE gave notice, that on the 18th of Feb. lie should r,iove for leave to bring in a Bill for the regulation of Turnt:ike Trusts in England and Wales. OFFICIAL FEES. Mr. HUME gave notice, that on the 9th of February he should move, that all payments made by Members of Parlia ment for the delivery of Sessional Papers, and all gratuities to officers, door-keepers, &c., should thenceforward cease and determine. ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. The HON. MEMBER also gave notice, that on the Bth inst., he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the ex penses attending the election of Members of Parliament for England and Wales.—(Cheers.) COUNTY RATES. The HON. MEMBER then gave notice that on the Bth of March he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to authorize the rate-payers of counties to choose representatives to form a county board, for the assessment, levying, and managing, of the county rates. LIGHT HOUSES. The Hos. MEMBER also gave notice of his intention to bring in a Bill on the 9th of March, for the puzpose of vesting the management of the light houses on thr: coast of England in the Trinity Board of Deptford, ORANGE LODGES. The How. GENTLEMAN gate notice that on the 23d of March, he sbmild move that an humble address be presented to his Majesty, praying that he would be graciously pleased to remove from all public offices, at home and abroad, every Judge, Privy Councillor, Lord-Lieutenant, Deputy Lieute nant, Custos Rotulorum, officers of the Militia, Inspectors, Chief Constables, and every other officer Of police in Ireland. —(Great laughter.) Also every magistrate and public officr employed in the administration of justice, who shall continue a member, or attend the meeting of, any Orange Lodge,— ( Cheers,)—or any Ribbon Lodge,—( Opposition cheers,)—or any other political club, institution, society, or association, wheresoever assembled,—( Continued cheering) having any secret fo - rm of initiation,—( Hear,)—or bound by any secret signs, passports, or oaths, and who shall not withdraw from such club, institution, or association, before the expira tion of one month after the publication of such proclama4ion as his Majesty shall think fit to publish. The HON. MEMBER then gave notice of his intention to ask the Secretary at War on Monday next, what steps had been taken by the Commander-in-Chief to remove any officers of the army still belonging to Orange Lodges—( Loud cheers, and cries of—Hear, hear.) STEAM VESSELS AND PUBLIC CA.RRIAGES— (LONDON.) Alderman WOOD gave notice, that on the 9th inst. he should ask leave to bring in a Bill forihe Regulation of Steam Vessels plying on the River Thames ; and also a Bill for the Regulation of Public Carriages. Mr. F. BUXTON gave notice of his intenion to move for a Committee on the 9th inst., to inquire into the working of the apprenticeship systeln in the Colonies. Mr. WAKLEY gave notice that on the Bth of March he should bring in a Ell to provide for the payment of medical practitioners attending coroners' inquests ; also, a Bill to re peal the 58th Geo. 111., commonly called Sturges Bourne's Vestry Act. NEWSPAPER STAMPS. The Ho:r. MEMBER. next gave notice of submitting, on the 15th of March, a motion for the total repeal of the Stamp Duties on Newspapers—(Cheers)—also, a Bill to repeal the Ist Geo. 1., commonly called the Septennial Act. POLAND. Lord D. STUART gave notice that on the 16th of Feb. he should call the attention of the House to the effects which the policy of Russia towards Poland had,upon British in terests.—(Hear, hear.) POOR LAWS (IRELAND). Mr. R!CHARDS gave notice .'eat if the :abject was not previously taken up by some other Member, he should on the 15th of March move a resolution to the effect that it was the opinion of that House that a provision for the poor of Ireland, founded on the ArA 43 of Elizabeth was expedient and necessary.—( Hear, CHURCH REFORM. Mr. RIPON gave notice that on the 19th of April he should move a resolution to the effect, that deans and chapters, not haring cures oZ souls, were useless, and that their revenues should devolve upon the Ecclesiastical Commissioners ap pointed by the Crown.—(Cheers.) REMOVAL OF THE BISHOPS FROM THE HOUSE OF LORDS. The Hon. MEMBER then gave notice that on the 26th of April he should bring in a Bill to relieve the Bishops and Archbishops from their attendance in the House of Lords._ (Laughter, and cheers.) REVISION OF TAXATION. Mr. ROBINSON gave notice that, on Tuesday next, he should move a *lies of resolutions relative to the present state of the taxation of the country, with a view to its revision.— ( Cheers.) And, on the 24th of February, he should bring forward a motion relative to the manufacture of foreign grain in bond into flour, for e x p or t at i on. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave notice that, on tIL e Ilth of February, he should bring in a Bill to amend tk e law relating to copyholds, and also for the amendment nt, th e law of escheat. ILLEGAL ASSOCIATIONS—IRFIAND. Colonel VERNER gave notice of his i':tentien to move for a Committee to enquire into all Se „. ur. c Societcs in I re l an d. MALT MAL DU 1/ES, Major HANDLEY gave - aotice that on the 23th of April he should call the attent'.or • of the House to the 15th Report of the Committee on M-L4- D ut i es . Mr. EWA RT 'cl.".ve notice of his intention to bring in a Bill for facilitating t 'J', division of property among the next of kin in cases of int" Stacy. Also, that he should move for the re duction of tit- a duty on East India sugars to the same scale-as that charp:cd on West India sugar. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The HO V. MEMBER then gave notic e , on t h e Sessional Orde rs b e i ng read, that no o'd o c k a t nig h t . busin ess b e commenced after eleven IRISH POOR. Mr. S. O'BRIEN gave notice, that o n an early d of the the destitute ` Seson, he oul poor move of Ireland for leave tr bring i n a Bill to relieve , SPIRIT LICE Nf :ES IN IREL AND. . of l Mr. FINN gave netler., of a motion respecting the granting icences to pul - Ter. - .is in Ireland. AG ".CULTURAL DISTRESS. Lord C HAN r R t.) 0 s gave not i ce , t h at on the Bth of March he w ou ld for the appointment of a Committe e to i nquire into the I ::auses of agricultural distress. r O BSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH. , :- , 4r A. AGNEW gave notice that on the first of April he `would move for leave to bring in a Bill to secure the better observance of the Sabbath. PENSIONS. Mr. D. W. HARVEY gave notice, thn the 1 ith of March he w ou ld move for they app o of a Select Com mittee to revise all pensions charged updri any fund under the control of Parliament, with a view to ascertain"whether the continued payments thereof were justified. EXTENSION OF THE RIGHT OF VOTING. ' The HoN. MEMBEa also gave notice that on the 2d of March Ile would move for leave to introduce a Bill to extend the right of voting to all persons who were qualified to vote for towr councillors in all towns and boroughs returning Members 1, serve in Parliament. OFFICIAL SALARIES. Colonel SIBTHORPE said that ievias his intenti , soon as be could p rocure ' t h e necessary documents, to. renew THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, VEnUirAlti* hardlfr be disputed.—( Hear, hoar.) A s ubject which hns pr. ated such differenceofoyirdon the two b l ans;t,.^ s . o .. u o r r ee k ; a o w f intothat island lreland, that attain a l we v ei op shall e soon se e mcntof %v h t i he eh n l o t b b l ee i n k r l already see the symptoms ; and if it pleases his Majesty to continue the administration of affairs in the hands of my Lord AlulgrOOlid, id his West Inclii fame, is adding that of being :1 benefitetBr;u6a c teF ..heme. ,- -4 Miff ; lit,rl.------”tiseeiated with my lolilo I ,FIO - 1 , 4f pcitif. Miff/ hl kis es§enee wry i a hat i think; tneiZ ;, - .. 5n ,... - ..' t .a9iti tirtt dit fc , 1it0 . 6 dial itl kioinis differen&i may be aSsiirige,d—hat itig ae!.. tial4k; or AV peopletill irriarore;=and that. ireland, inlet' equal taifg,, rind an imprirtial Xclirdnisiiaiii:in; rill &Eddie iY6,o - ioittcst ttiWark and th 6 faireit flOWer in the a4t eitifli:g hi P . M Britahr. I must ridyr, Sir; adveii id the state tit tire lgif 49 vitilefi Iris Mt§tt'S spBecli hilg Oh: diientidif i rind iiriddribtAys died has ded tor id diedi :I letlei 44* tinti.iii eoittinaionl 4 gehes or complaints at the evils and delays of the Cdtlfi of h q ncery, that it is high time that something should be attempted On a more cdmprebensive Seale tirdri itidi rattiest , hitherto. has been done: It is with rid fie* id Warne rinf ci aid pstirigUigiied perithis viiiid hate presided in that Court Mai Mate these remarks: it is the sYsktii, not the Men, who are iri frinit: Angels edtild riot dd Ojai liiirtlaii ileint, are expected to per forth i and the friiiii liitheild has been, that attempts at re;rm have only touched at isolated portions of the gill-4,1A ;id ed, of Woking at the, aysterh as a whole. There was the . lee= ClitineBlidr's iiefditij iii Old-AIN ceders of Lord Lyndhurst since—the Court of lievidrii lii Itariiirtijltey; ,jig cl the Judicial Committee, which in some dregree, as .a, 411;if 48 the 1,,0rd Chancellor, is connected with it. But these were C.'. l l,; litWat retains. There are three portions of a Chancery suit—mat ters before the reading—at the hearing—and after the hear ing. The clog was removed in the first process by the Orders eLord Lyndhurst ; but it exists still at the hearing, and with increased proportions ; for at the appointment of a Vice Chancellor the arrears were 250 ; at the resignation of the Lords' Commissioners, 850. The appointment, thcrefcrre, of a Vice-Chancellor has not removed the clog at the hearing, neither has it in the appeal. The truth 73 that the judicial strength must be increased, and there must be tin effective C mrt of Appall. How this can be done, I dot not restime id Say. It will, however, be well and wisely considered ; and it wit! have the benefit of the deliberations of the present Lord Chancellor and the Master of the Wilt", who vre now emi nently practical, and who are also men wlid hat e bad far too much experience in courts of justice, to lend themseiVe9 id WI shemes which are attractive merely, and illusive, and which in operation will be attended with antagonist disadvantages.— ( Hear, hear.) I trust also that in another place his Majesty's Ministers will have the independent aid of an illustrious man, who deeply versed in jurisprudence, and having brought in a manner more vivid than any one before the public eye the several defects of our national jurispru dence—l mean Lord Brougham—has pursued the course with increased power, which the comprehensive and saga cious Romilly has often developed in this House, and who has had the place in public which Bentham in the closet has held amongst jurists and great publicists. Sir, I regret that the state of agriculture continues depressed to a degree painful to those connected with it. Not being myself a representative of that interest, 1 leave to others the discussisn of that important subject; But I trust that, if this House can, with justice to other interests, do anythin in the behalf of so large a class of our fellow-countrymen, that it will do so.—( Hear, hear.) In the settlement of the Tithe Ques tion, I think much may be done also, by new assessments, taking in at their increased value the town and borough popu lation. This ha, been done in Yorkshire, and no one corn plains.—(Hear, hear.) On the contrary, my Learned Friend, Mr. Elsly, the Recorder of York, and the Clerk of the Peace for the West Riding has informed me that in his late journey over the West Riding of Yorkshire, he met with nothing but the utmost readiness on the part of the trading interest to bear their due proportion. Thus Leeds was doubled, so was Sheffield, so also were Bradford and many other towns. But it is from the new Poor Bill that the agri culturists will derive their fullest remedy ; and that too with corresponding, and indeed more than equal advantages to the labouring classes, who from unhappy serfs, adscripti glebes, have assumed the real position of manly and independent labourers. It will be seen, from the following instances which I have col lected, that these views are not visionary ; on the contrary, that they exceeded, so far as they go, the earnest expectations of the framers of the measure ; and that too without any pressure on the poorer classes ; but, on the contrary, with uniform and progressive improvement of their condition : Poor—Pauperized Parishes—Battle Parish—Average an nual expenditure for the three last years, 13,0001. ; joint pa rochial and union expenditure for last quarter, 870/. ; being at the rate of about 3,5001. per annum. Therefore saving at the rate of 9,5001. per annum, or about 75 per cent.—greatest saving of all. Uckficld Union.—(From Mr. Hawley's Report. )—Old average expenditure of all the parishes united 16,6001. per annum; new half-yearly expenditure, first half-year, 2,9001., being at the rate of 5,8001. per annum ; saving at the rate of 10,8001. per annum, or about 65 per cent. Midhurst Union, in Sussex.—Reduction from 17,500/. to 5,400/., saving 12,1001., near 70 per cent. West Hampnall Union, Sussex.—From 16,437/. to 8,280/., saving 8,157/., 50 per cent. " In short, there is reason to anticipate that the saving, in Suffolk alone, from one clear year's full operation of the new system, will repay threefold the expense of the machinery of the new Commission, with all the Assistant Commissioners." , ss. only in Ireland, but between --• u. the Legislation, I will not venture to dis ir. the midst of so marry impqrtant ii.• • • • venient a moßenfs ls`!ts catisot out, tasnent tiat any circum. tepiee. nnsi at FP liscon s:anee stiotie haVe arisen to prevent the i teililination of disputes which Imre given rise t 6 Hear, .hear . .) It must be detiirtlAtal to thS interests of our Established Church tisslea‘ks t 'question of ;So much aportanee undecided. I naa will be the, advoCate of a great 'orginiC change which would alter that ConstitutiAn 'tinder i'vl?ich I F AI born, and which has prodsieeck resi itt-sf( .-'(Lorin cheers.) Great ariet `changes have, and triAt roil , continue to be made ; but governed by Ring; Lora& and COrilnienS is a principle upon which the constitettidn :if Vests.— ( Loud cheers.) e 6 l'Aipiale that the dther House of Parliament FZl•klk iik'se aiff:refii view Ora. subjectl from our selei. AM ndt di to stAte rey dpiniori upon a case whislt might impede the dr tioveinnient such a case has not arisen. Tile iSkainpie or last Aessidis prdves that the good of tti.k) retintry 6ine'e the .oeat aim arid dbjeet, Mutual foiDearanee, and mtiltirtl eoticc4s.l.efi, rbay itc attended with the most b'en'ellaiii iss 4 Sk i .tt; witholit AnY edriipiciritise ilnWofthy of the Zha'rkttti• either tsf the edrderiditig parties-4 dheers. ) tt ell give satisfaCtidii td the tivinge td learn that the intitnate unidtt which sttbilots hZ.hreeti this cdtintry and Prance is a Ided,stsi bits'hope of the continuance df the genaal peace. 86me persons may suppose that a diLrence exists between these prof.F foits. meia c'es!re to i ierease our naval force_ ; but no statestnn will deny that the best mode of insuring a tontis nuance of peace is to be prepared for war.—( Hear.) This country can gain nothing by war, and in the present state of her prosperous commerce, shared by other Powers, we are pos e3sed o more Colonies than we want for ()sr own sake, and re.. tain them solely for the purpose of preserving the balance of p bwer in Eur ape, and pr, venting those f. cc,u , nt cone is wbith tor con'uries had devastated parts of Asia.—( Hear.) Peace is our great object, and I firmly believe there are no better mesns for maintaining peace in Europe, than that y,e should retain • that maritime superiority for which so much blood and treasure has been expended.—( Hear, hear.) We most hail with satisfaction a continuance of our close alli ance with Prance. A stronger . proof of the sincerity of that eountry could not have been given, than the readiness with which she has received our proffered mediation with the United StateS. ilis Majesty expresses a confident hope of its accep tance by that other Power also, and then we shall perceive the confidence reposed in us by these two most powerful and en lightened nations, so recently our foes and rivals. Proud, in deed, may this country to, when two such nations e itrust to it not only their interests, but that of which they are more jea lous, their honour. That confidence will not be misplaced. No British Government will ever propose to these nations to adopt a course which their own high principles would deem in consistent with the dignity of the Sovereign of this country.— ( The Hon. Baronet sat down amidst loud and continued cheering.) Mr. PARKER (Member for Sheffield)—Sir, I rise to se cond the Address, in answer to his Majesty's most gracious Speech. In doing so, if any of my predecessors in this ho nourable situation had ever to ask the House for as large a portion of their indulgence as was compatible with its dignity to grant, no one has made the request with more sincerity, or with greater conviction of the degree in which he required it, than the humble individual before you.—( Hear, hear.) And, Sir, although I feel the fullest confidence in the ancient and prescriptive kindness of this House, ever extended to those who uncstentatiously ask it at their hands,: when I look round on the many Gentlemen associated with me on these benches, and consider how inferior I am in Parliamentary standing, and still more how inferior in abilities, I certainly should not have presumed to have conic forward on an occasion like the present, did I not feel that I shall speak the senti ments in reference to this most gracious speech which pervade the intelligent and industrious community which has twice sent me here without expense, and has supported me here with a generous confidence, of which I never can be insensi ble—and not only the sentiments of that single borough, but of many others of equal character throughout the realm, the inhabitants of which in peaceful and prosperous commerce, and under the shade of amended social and municipal institutions, feel grateful to the persons, and inalienably attached to the principles of Lord Grey's and Lord Melbourne's Administra tion.—( Hear.) Sir, beneath the former of those Governments the Reform Bill became a law, and many great and success ful measures have been accomplished. The seeds of other measures were also sown—(Cheers)—and in his Majesty's most gracious Speech, upon which this House is is now debat ing, the country will see with pleasure that the Reform Bill is not a sealed volume, unproductive of good mea sures. and sterile in improvement ( Hear, hear) but, on the contrary, they will see that it is a living letter, and that it will be the pride and glory of the reign under which we live, to have settled, not rashly, but to have satisfactorily settled on safe, 'and sound, and constitutional foundations, a greater number of good measures, than it was ever before the happy portion of a Sovereign to confer upon a people.—(Cheers.) Sir, the House will hear with pleasure that his Majesty still continues to receive from his allies assu rances of their anxiety to maintain pacific relations with this country; and when we consider the difficulties with which, at several periods, the preservation of peace has been attended— so grave, indeed, and considerable, as to have induced a dis tinguished individual, formerly of this House, but now a mem ber of the House of Peers (I mean Lord Ashburton), to have given it as his opinion, that peace could not be preserved for six months from Nov., 1830-1 think the House will give great credit to his Majesty's Ministers, and to the Noble Lord who presides over that department, for having so managed the diplomacy of the country, or without any loss of national honour, to have preserved the inestimable blessings of peace. (Cheers.) I think, also, there will be but one opinion in re spect to the mediatorial character offered by his Majesty, with a view to arrange the unfortunate difference which threatened a rupture between two nations so enlightened and so dear to us 'as the United States and France. Certainly, Sir, it would have been a painful sight to every Englishman to have seen arrayed against each other nations so connected with us—the one by the bonds of common origin, and the other by the closest alliances; and his Majesty could not have used his great authority, as Monarch of these realms, in a manner more gratifying to himself, and more beneficial to civilization, than by such an interposition.—(Continued cheers ) The House, also, will sympathize with his Majesty that the civil disturb ances unfortunately existing in the Basque provinces of Spain have not yet been brought to a conclusion ; but it will hope that by acting up to the Quadripartite Treaty, the termination of this struggle, and the establishment of the throne of the Queen of Spain on a constitutional foundation is not far distant. Then, Sir, I must be permitted, but without giving it a party cha racter, to express my hope and full assurance that the gallant band of Englishmen, now led on by a Member of this House, will reap new laurels on that soil, where the British arms, un der the command of the Duke of Wellington, have gained such deathless renown ; and that Vittoria will again ring with the fame of deeds, which, though on a smaller scale, and on an issue infinitely less momentous, will add to the reputation of the country.—( Hear, hear, and great cheering.) His Majesty too has been pleased to assure the House that the estimates will be framed with a view to the closest economy, and in so doing be may no doubt assure himself of the grateful support of the representatives of the people, to whom of all services to be porformed by them to their constituents, there can be nothing more satisfactory than an alleviation of the public burdens, and a removal of such imposts as the state of the finances will permit. Upon one branch however of the estimates, his Majesty has informed us that he shall have to call upon this House for some increase in his establishment, and when we consider that the naval branch is that which lie proposes to strengthen, and undoubtedly from the peculiar at tachment of the people of England to that branch of the es tablishment, it is one which will meet with the most ready acquiescence. No doubt, at the proper time, explanations will be given as to what has called for this addition. But in the mean time, reposing as I do, full confidence in the advisers of the Crown, I anticipate the concurrence of this House in the requirement of his Majesty, under the persuasion that such an increase is called for by a corresponding increase on the part of other maritime powers, and with a view only to enforce his negotiations for a safe and durable settlement of such points of difference, if such there be, as may require adjustment. When the Report of the Commissioners on Ecclesiastical af fairs is on the table oil the House, his Majesty will most pro bably propose measures for such reforms in the state of our establishment as the abuses therein existing require. And this House will have heard with pleasure that his Majesty has the cordial desire to relieve all classes of his subjects from all and every disability arising from the right of conscience, being fully persuaded that such restrictions are an usurpation of functions with which Government has no concern. The ad justment, Sir, of these difficult questions I trust is now at hand, and undoubtedly that adjustment will come with some grace, and be received with some thankfulness on the part of the Disssenters from that party in the State, which, acting always on the wide and comprehensive principle of the right of con science, and following out the maxims of the greatest of 'their leaders, the late illustrious Mr. Fox, has already obtained for the Dissenters of Great Britain the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts; and for our Irish fellow-countrymen, Catholic Emancipation. Thee° will also, Sir, be shortly, as the House will have learned by the Speech from the Throne, a new Bill to ameed Municipal Corporations in Ireland.— ( Cheers.) On the loss of the Bill introduced last session, I will make no remarks ; because I am unwilling to revive dif ferences, which I trust reason and intermediate reflection may have removed. But I will observe only that as Scotland three years ago obtained the blessings of self-government, and has used tlioee blessings in a manner worthy of that great and in telligent people, and as England attained the same last year, having used it also with equal moderation, I should be sorry to suppoie that either here or in another assembly, any w i s h will exist to deny or circumscribe an equal exten sion of the invaluable privileges of self-government to Ireland—( Hear, hear) —believing, as I d o , t h at to have a real union, we must have an equal principl e o f Go vernment ; and -that we have no right to expect t h e acqui escence of Ireland in deprivations which have been extended to the other kingdoms of the Union. So also on the tithe question, on which I shall exercise equal moderation, hoping and t r usting that the same reason and the sam e i ntermed i ate reflection will have produced similar results. I will however say this, and nothing more, that the more I have considered that subject, considering that Parliament has to deal with a country where the minority is in possession of the ecclesiastical passions si a os between num bers—or and interests temporalities, and the majority absolutely excluded therefrom b — er w s_ he o tl r te m r o w r e al v ly, i ewas th be e tw s e u e bj n e e ct on s fl ta i t c i t s i t n i g ea —or politically, as involving questions of ascendancy,-1 can come only to one conclusion, viz., that if either party, Catholic or Protestant have reason to complain of the Bill of last year, most assuredly it is not the Protestant who has the soundest cause of disapproval. I entertain, Sir, however, sincere hopes that by the measures contemplated by his Majesty, and, fur ther, by the introduction of a prudent and well constructed Migration.—From 1,000 to 2,000 persons have already migrated from the southern counties to the north, where they have been supplied with places at double the rate of wages they had obtained in their own counties.—( Hear, hear.) The controul cf the Commissioners now extends over near 5,000 parishes, and the barriers to the free circulation of labour have in them been broken down—(Hear, hear)— neither do people go to workhouses. From the 23d Septem ber last, there was in the 335 poorhouses, workhouses, and tenements, belonging to the 204 unions already formed, ac commodation for 26,443 ; whereas the actual number of in mates in them at that time, was only 11,137. In the parishes comprised in the Bishop's Stortford, the Dunmow, Saffron Walden, and Ware Unions, there were, during last year, not less than one thousand able-bodied labourers on the rates.—( Hear.) A few weeks ago, there were only fifty. At Buntingford, not a single able-bodied man on the rates for the last seven weeks. _ _ Whigs and Tories have acted in perfect harmony. The clergy everywhere have lent a most valuable assistance in dis sipating prejudices. Clergymen, farmers, and every person give testimonials of beneficial operation on morals. Little resistance, except from petty interested shopkeepers. Contentment succeeds disorder. I turn, with far different feelings to the state of trade, and certainly never were there such cheering prospects announced by any Sovereign from any people. The King of the French and the American President have both congratulated their several Assemblies on the same cause, and the King of Eng land has ample reason for the same. The business, too, is sound, and not on speculation. Consignments follow and do not precede orders. Payments are made in cash beyond all former precedent ; and activity, different from the inflated state of 1835, is regulated by prudence. Improvements too o a most rapid kind are making everywhere, not only in England,' but in all parts of our dominions. In Lancashire, it is calcu lated by Dr. Page, that power to the amount of 7,000 horses will be wanted in two years, and 70,000 or 80,000 people to supply that power. What a prospect does not this open to the Southern labourer? Then, Sir, there are rail. roads, opening prospects which I do not attempt to go into-300 miles have already been sanctioned by Parlia ment ; 500 or 600 more will be asked for this Session. The iron trade, of course, will participate largely by these pros pects. An iron steam-boat is now working on the Ganges-- iron rail-road is projected from Calcutta, to cut off the dan gerous navigation of the Hoogly. I shall take the liberty of ivtding a few figures to the illustration of its improvement, up to the latest time I have been able to obtain them; but, first, I must say, that the labouring classes have participated fully in these advantages, and that their wages and employment were much better. The consumption, too, of sugar, in spite of its rise in price, has increased ; whilst that of British spirits has fallen. The condition, too, of the Savings Banks is most satisfactory. Excess of deposits in Savings Banks on 20th of November, 1835, as compared with 20th November, 1834, 1,150,0001., in cluding Ireland. Total Deposits, 1830 £13,507,565 including Ireland. Do. 1831 13,719,495 do. Do. 1832 13,597,883 do. Do. 1833 14,337,521 do. Do. 1834 15,369,844 do. Do. 1835 16,500,000 do. Cotton.—Consumption of Cotton Wool. In 1833, 293,682,9761b5. 1834, 302,935,6571b5. ; 1835, 330,000,0001b5. ; being an increased consumption of more than 36,000,0001b5. with the last two years, or 134 per cent. on the whole quantity. To show the vast increase of the cot ton manufacture within the last ten years, I have obtained from returns to this House the following averages of the ex ports taken for periods of five years each. Annual average Exportation of Cotton Manufactured Goods e f x ro c ra lus l i B v 2 e l o t f o Hosiery and Wares). Yards. Yarn. 5 years from •••••.•..... 1826 to 1830_368,597, 02841 4 ....... 1831 to 1834...483,622, 178 ... 71,648,305 The returns for 1835 are not yet made out, but the House will see little reason to doubt, from the statement I have before made of the increased consumption of cotton wool during that ::. .2 52 8 : 34 73 9 2; 5 156 871 b5. year, that the increased exports have been in a similar pro portion. Woollen Manufactures.—• Declared value of Exports in 1834, 5,975,4151., and in 1835, 7,050,000/., being an increase in the value of woollen goods exported of upwards of a million pounds sterling, or 18 per cent. Silk—Quantity of silk consumed : in 1833, 3,663,6791b5. ; 1834, 4 , 5 22,3521b5. ; 1835, 5,500,0001b5., being an increase of near two million pounds within the two last years. Linen—Of linen I have been unable to procure a return for the year 1835 ; but I have averages (as in the case of the cotton trade) of the quantity of linen manufactured goods ex ported during periods of five years each. Annual average from 1820 to 1824, 50,298,210 yards ; from 1825 to 1829, 53,037,255 yards; from 1830 to 1834, 62,350,345 yards. Iron—Cast and wrought iron and steel exported—De clared value in 1834, 1,406,872/. ; in 1 835,1,680,0001. ; being an increase of 191- per cent. in one year. Annual Average—( Five years) 1820 to 1824, 90,283 tons ; 1825 to 1829, 87,237 tons ; 1830 to 1834, 142,071 tons ;—in crease 621 per cent. Prices of bar iron at the works in Wales-1835, April I, 71. per ton ; September 7, 7/. 103. per ton ; October 7,8/. per ton ; December 7,9/. per ton. 1836, January 7, 101. per ton ; January 18, 11/. per ton. Hardwares exported. Annual average-5 years. 1820 1824 ... 9,772 tons. ... £1,248,082 1825 1829 ... 11,635 ... 1,345,645 1830 1836 .. 15,649 .. 1,683,518 -- • - - -a, - , ... —a—a...a—a-- years of 60 per cent. on peels it ; as a --- b 77 i a ,,a. joeiease in the last 10 but I feel at the same time convinced, ill At quantity--;; 4 , ' 4 -1 cent. on valise. other rations think it necessary to exercise their ;l ea , , British manufacture imported, not in- resources, the Representations of the people will n ot 7 01, PI inciple articles o! eluding some minor articles, on sli a . aah the returns have not such supplies fir the Naval Estimates to be submitted tis t iolr yet been received : that the policy of his Majesty'a Government will condo sve 1833 Declared value £34,489,384 as will ensure the continuanCe. of peace.—( Cheers.) aa 1834 -- 36,541,926 existence of war in any part of t::. aroye is no doubt much 0 ; 1835 •r! deplored and 4/,000,000 and upar. l -"a. r , lam sure that this laa'qie NV•I Per centage increase in 1834, 6 per cant. in expressing a hope that the prudence a.ad vigour of the ll tiot id cordially etl' re , Ditto ditto 1835, 13 per cent. ..ent Government of Spain sill bring hack peace to cou _atry.—( Hear, hear.) I beg padun for having ao long detained the House, but I attri- I ba' . aiapect to the internal condition of the country, der ante this paoapeet to the principles of free trade which in their With . sieve, t h e , at is but one opinion upon the state of :he at, a , n t he. ir.faricy have done so much are persevered in, and to the secu- I 'believe that all classes eogage° at tst y City all traders feel in the just policy of the Government, and turing distrals ; the certainty that when they sow they will reap a harvest. pursuits of indu:try are in a most flourishing and sa tisfacq, Tile , 4 ,.;:":a1' . !a-an tariff is dying a natural death, and will do so condition •; but Icm serrY to be obliged to agree with tfre•t' not p onion of the agricultural districts CO , po d in a few years. With France, I hope, I expect for a more ex- dress, that a great tended intercourse, worthy of the magnitude and wealth of the participate in that inchastr.a.. During the recess we have 1 4 - ara l nn aversal prevalence of aarrlea! ac , two kingdoms. The German League is in array against us ; a great deal of the and, if I tell the truth, however disagreeable, it arises from &stress and in some instaLees, as it appears to me, "' aor frOrn our corn laws and our timber duties. The Noble Lord sures of a dangerous ;Inttaae. have been proposed. ', , , i , 'at after hearing the. , _ e s ' s , (Valreetatan ,) cannot prevent it. It will conquer all his diplo- myself, I cannot anticipate ta macy. unless this House arms him with the power of dense of well informed and unprejudiced indivieuhas 'I so universal as s .„ 9 s relaxation on their raw materials.—( Hear, hear, and continued that distres will then be foul, alreers..) The Noble Lord can only preserve for us the arteries been represcsented ( Hear) -- anda that far such di' t e r _ o . and Halraiials of commerce, the Dardanelles, the free naviga- as may be found to exist, remedies will be out o s b a s id et e v ato b s at e lion of did Estairre, the Danube, and the Rhine, for the Le . sistent with the general welfare of the Stitt. I cannot , D ing, :) , r . op . osed not in . °.,,.. gislature alone cal agate that German league. There is ane ever, leave this part of the subject with, carious thing relative td the state of trade, viz., that formerly that I do not think it can with justice a t 'e ifirleinda'aa was too much for the raw material, whereas now Parliament has done nothing to relieve that distre' ss ' a b e e e ffect the raw ulftetlei cannot keep pace with our machinery. This I think a measure that was passed last Session had t ",„,astr• is the case ir. vvoolfatlai silk, and even in cotton. Sismondi of considerably alleviating the condition of the agrieta '`,,,b01l was afraid of machinery, but vaanta have proved without cause, —(Hear, hear.) My Lord, I now come to the conside• ' lit . I and for the truth of this statement hi yosp ect to ezisting trade, • o f another measure, recommended in his Majesty's Speercips,. of course not asking them to adopt my ink - mi .:es, I appeal to m a an an alteration in the Tithe system ofEngland and Wail''l, the lion. Baronet the Member fur Leeds , to my raimps the I allanot help thinking, that by lessening this impos t, a s oo Members for Halifax and Bradford. And I wish I C9 ll ld ' Majasat> . has stated in his Speech, you will considerably rel l ' e a, a pp e nd also to one, I mean the late Lord Milton, who, thougi; Vie opparasice nature of its operation, and that in som e instaF , f i ,v i l thereby be afforded to the agricultural disfr .c , unconnected with Yorkshire by electoral ties, had still, from great relic hit vast possessions, and the long residence of his family in by allaying all diisenEion on the subject of tithe s .c t o 6' Hear, Hear.") As to the inquiry / o f that riiattict, g 0 large a stake in its welfare, that I should have —(Loud cries of appealed l ! ia filth for its truth. Hut the tomb has deprived this the dioceses of Eng and and Wales, I trust the labou rs by House of one ilaatined to be a future ornament ; and if I have the Commission may b e ,such as will promote its efficieneh to iich at present has given ris b e c o detained the House a moment in recalling their attention to removing the grievances IN. ' one so young, so firm, and an attractive in his character, I am so much altercation. I fear that the existence °f a t t of stiff; I shall be forgiven. abases, if they much longer contilaur, will have the ella c to t .Maltis isle bonis - flebilis s.'eeidit materially shaking the foundation of :tie Church ; but lon to a Null'. Jiabilior quam tibi, Virjili. that measures will be proposed, and we :aave good re— t t he Sir, I beg pardon of the Dcaaaa for having so long occupied be sanguine that they will be adopted, talich will mee t but not views of the large body of the Clergy. MY f die their time, longer perhaps than any situation justies , I it is unnecessary for me to state at length the grie:rances 004/ longer than the importance of the many nubjects on which had touch may palliate. For the rest I 1011 only sa y that Dissenters, they are well known to your Lordstillif , to it is my matured conviction that the peace and prosperity ,7e believe that all parties have expressed an anx;'°tY Do now enjoy depends upon a perseverance in a liberal course of see them removed. I trust the principle which , O f constitutional reform. The unsettled questions of centuries aaf late years induced Parliament to remove a great portioeto, require this. The genius of the age, so oft evinced, demands the jisabilities anal grievances under which their fellowat et o it at our hands. For the present, we have the prospect of such jects has: laboured, will also have the effect of inducing t pr a liberal measures, because we have a liberal Administ ration. to adopt ;soma measure to relieve the grievances of Dissent to Per its continuance the emancipated slaves from either Indies,_ After what had fallen from the Noble Duke relativellis with uplifted hands for its superintendence and dire ction, and the state of Ireland, and after the expression °cat, for his moral and religious nurture addresses to yo u his p ra y er. o p inions, which should alwasy.s carry with them great Weli o n For its continuance Every lover of freedom, in what co rner the I would feel that I almost latruded upon the attea e o most due, pour out their dutiful and loy al p ra y er.— of this House by referring to the s atbject. In every W i g s .. universe whatsoever he may live—be it the Spaniard or the from the Throne since the commencemevut of his present rt he Pole—or be it the Frenchman, who sect in British alliance the jesty'.a reign, our attention has been directed to the state olied. I soundest safeguard for his dynasty, and the best develo p ment Tithe q uestion in Ireland ; but unfortunatel y Laemains unsetttio 'of his commercial undertakings. For its continuance, the anti I trust another Session will not be al:lowed to Poo Dissenter in England, and the Catholic in Ire land, p ra y s ; until this truly important subject is finally aa'rang ver ed ' e 0 , and that it may continue, I trust this House will c onve y to his a sub j ect u p on which it is to be p resumed a y i f bi I Majesty the Address I now second. difference of o p inion exists, I sh # ll content i•V' ej 01 Sir R. PEEL.—The speech, Sir, which has this day been stating what I have already said of other measia rs ' , l iii delivered, naturally suggests, as preceding speeches have done, •anxious hope that sac:: enactments as shall be mad" di , the main consideration which press upo n Parliament with re- have the effect of p romotin g the true interests of rosf spedto our domestic and foreign relations , and I will refer g ion and the p eace of the countr y . But I tacos to some of the observations containe d in the Honourable y our Lordshi p s will consider the different ciretnnsta'tal. Movers speech, and I will refer first to that portion of it in in which the Churches of Englanol and of Ireland are P lac 'e!' which his Majesty congratulates us o n the g ood understanding Your Lordships are aware that I allude to the fact .se ed which exists between him and other Foreign Powers. I re- tained by a reference to the Report Cf the Commiss, i f yo ot I joice that his Majesty can co n g ratulate us on the g ood ea Cor p orations in Ireland of the difference of retle„-01 I understanding which exists between him and his to p roduce the same results in Ireland. My Lords , ;of Majesty the King of the French, because I consider come to the question of Irish Poor Laws, and I ant .. „00 it a security for the continued tranquillity of Europe. there will not be any serious difference of opinion ° r o d Sir, I hope also that the commercial intercourse between this the necessity of affording some relief for the 111L' a e l lhaal . country and France will still further confirm the common destitution of the poorer classes of society in 1 11 " 00 10 interest and maintain the relations of peace and amity The condition of the poor in that country imperatively ey with each other. Sir, another source of satisf action upo n Parliament for its immediate and anxious etao which I derive, not so much from the King Speech, as from sideration ; but I am certain you will approae h : i; of other intelligence which I have received , is the settle m e n t o f subject, with the determination to avoid all the ev';;",,ioo the differences between France and America. I believe that an ill-advised system, from which the most demora"tioa there is no party in the country who would contemplate with consequences ensued, and I hope we will act with a et, anything but pain the commencement of hostilities between commensurate with the circumstances of Ireland. If Mew; he' these two great power.—( Hear, hear, hear.) And I be- can be devised in such a spirit, lam Sure Parliament will rio t lieve there is no man who would not think any sitate to sanction a system of poor laws for that Sister el ta petty temporary advantage, which might in the The Commissioners have stated their desire, ;tot Mer e J olt first instance be derived from the commencement of such h os - alleviate the m iser y of the p eo p le, but, if p ossible, to re tilities, would not be dearly purchased by the hazard of a the source, and prevent the recurrence of such ini se ., r iti' war between two such powerful parties. Sir, with respect (Hear, hear.) The difficulties of the subject are ula n) ,,,,' ode, to Spain, Ido not quarrel with-the terms of the Speech, or I hope Parliament will be able to discover settle '"i 0 , or the Address, though lam bound to withdraw my consent by which ',greater relief will be obtained, and a prosP a . c oci from the policy which his Majesty's Ministers have thought continued reward held out to the poor for their contsalob ' proper to adopt on the subject.—(Hear, hear.) exertions, I thank you, my Lords, for the patience g o' (LEFT SPEAKING.) which you have heard me----( Cheers)—and beg leave to cond The Address.—(Cheering. ) Address was about to be read, but there were cries titli The Duke of WELLINGTON, who rose and said' l ,lo Lords, I quite concur in thaaopinions which the t° the Euke and the Noble Earl opp o site h ave ex pressed a,,,s hr° tle' great importance of the Speech delivered from the 1 ," fr0 0 1 , I believe, my Lords, there never was a speech, delivere u Ai 0 1 that Throne embracing so many important topics, upo n ,7 00 which so much might be said; it would be impossible or to attempt to discuss all these topics, and other opportl o gol will offer for that purpose. I shall therefore 01 6 the example of the Noble Lords opposite, but say b a n e 4 OO of them, and I wish I could attend to the suggestions fete Noble Lord who spoke last, and not to•oppose any part °„tioS' Address which is proposed for your Lordships' consici er Ose My Lords, I sincerely rejoice in the first part of his Altber, speech, which states that his Majesty entertains no aPP r be d, ' sion that the peace of Europe or the world will be distaboillg con f es s, my Lords, what I had heard lately of armarneutaf tO prepared or in a state of preparation at the ports 0 ,, t re' Kingdom. I was apprehehensive that we wig' it i t s . ceive different information upon this occasion ; a nd sec' very satisfactory for me to find, not only that /1— t ioll e : apprehension exists—(Hear)—but that his Majesty ea ri ce § a to receive from a all powers, princes and states, assure' _aoll' continued friendsOp towards this country, and that therati'oli ments which we have heard of as being in a state of preV ec olai for some months, art` for the purpose of protecting t . e et ° merce of this country. lam convinced that the great °l'Jjtselaf' this country should be a, all times not only peace f or o tta but peace for the world.—' Cheers.) I confess that I rag (LEFT SPEAKING.) __-......e.ed'./ HOUSE OF LORDS. The, LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. After his Majesty had left the House this morning, the LORI) CHANCELLOR and Lord LANGDALE took the oaths and their seats. The LORD CHANCELLOR havingtead his Majesty's Speech, and the same having been again read by the Clerk at the table, The Duke of LE INSTE R rose and addressed the House as follows :--My Lords, I can assure your Lordships it is with great diffidence that I arise to address you. I have not the excuse of youth and inexperience in the forms of the House, but I trust your Lordships will show me that indulgence, which every Member of your House has experienced under similar circumstances. My Lords, we have this day heard a most gracious speech from his Majesty, and it will be ne cessary for me, not only to consult your convenience but my own, by adverting shortly to the various topics his Ma jesty has introduced into his speech.—( Hear, hear.) My Lords, His Majesty first states that the condition of the country is most flourishing. That, my Lords, is certainly highly gra tifying. His Majesty next, my Lords, says that he continues to receive assurances from Foreign Powers, of their friendly disposition towards this country. That, my Lords, must be also highly gratifying to all. My Lords, his Ma jesty next trusts that he shall succeed in the mediation which he has offered between France and the United States. In that hope, my Lords, I trust his Majesty will not be disap pointed. My Lords, we all have to lament the civil war in Spain, and I trust that the measures taken by the Ministry of that country will succeed in putting an end to that struggle— ( Cheers). The estimates for the present year arc to be laid before your Lordships, and although in some parts they are greater than last year, I trust your Lordships will give your sanction to them. The maritime force of the country has been increased, and I am sure that your Lordships will all agree with me, that it is necessary to keep up that force which has long been the pride and honour of this country.—( Hear, hear.) My Lords, there is distress in some parts of the country, and his Majesty has kindly stated that it is his wish that inquiries should be made into it. I own, for myself, that I do not think any good will result from that inquiry, but still it may be desirable that such inquries should take place to satisfy the public mind.—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) With respect to the Church of Ireland, I trust that your Lordships will give all that consideration to the subject which it deserves, and that the result of your deliberations will be the intro duction of such salutary measures as will be productive of the greatest good.—( Hear, hear.) His Majesty, my Lords, next alludes to the grievances of Dissenters. I trust, also, that to this important subject your Lordships will give your best consideration. The reformation in the Courts of Law I con sider to be most necessary. The very name of the Court of Chancery carries with it dread and horror.—( Hear.) The next question, my Lords, is with respect to Tithes in Ireland. Now, in the observations that I may make on this subject, I beg to be understood to be throwing no blame on any individual in particular ; but I have lately come from Ireland, and I take upon myself to say that. the state of that country is generally quiet ; the only part of the country, that is,not so is the county Tip perary, which is notorious for always being in a disturbed state. What is the reason of it I do not know, and I believe it would be hard to make out. I trust, however, that the measures of the Noble Viscount, at the head of his Majesty's Government, will be taken seriously into the consideration of your Lordships, and that an end will be speedily put to the discord and clamour that exists.—( Hear, hear.) With respect to the Municipal Corporations of Ireland, I trust that they will he placed on the same footing as those in this country.—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) As to the Irish Poor Laws, that is a question upon which the re port of the Commissioners has not yet been made. I have attended to this subject for three years, during my residence in the country, and I am convinced that some measure must soon be brought forward on this subject— ( Loud cries of " Hear.") I speak from experience up to the present time, but what further I have to say on this subject, I shall reserve till the question comes before the House. Ido not believe that there is any other subject referred to in his Majesty's speech which it is necessary for me to comment upon, and therefore I beg leave to move the following address : The Noble Duke then read the Address, which was, as usual, an echo of the King's speech. .... ' 4 1 (ADVERT T,-t E~L ENT. ) T —V, It ' NEW, SILVE ti WAI e, Silver Round, -with elegant Shell-pattern etip.'.":. a. Plain Centres Xs. d. , t7o :ased Centres. _ et a 0 0 Silver Waiter, 8 in. diameter -12 oz. a 95. ... 5 S 0 iter, J2oz.bin a d 0 ia 5 7 7,1 o k 1 0 on a 9s. ..0 lo Ditto 10 ditto, 2voz. a 95.... 9 0 0 Ditto 10 ditto, 2 ,- -z -,, g 4.. frO Ditto 18 ditto, S6oz. a9s ...:18 14 0 Ditto 18 ditto ...'"oz• L!' • r ies Also a variety of Second-hand Waiters, varying i n ? 41 6s rs ,vo to 7s. 6d. per ounce. . ni itil , T. COX SAVORY, Working Goldsmith and Si. .. e , Cornhill. 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The Bari of BURLINGTON rose, and said—My Lords, before I proceed to make any observations on the different subjects contained in the Speech, to which my Noble Friend has just called your attention, I am anxious to fissure your Lordships of my desire to follow the example of the Noble Duke, and to abstain, from the introduction of any thing which would tend to disturb the unanimity with which This House concurred in replying to the Speech from the Throne. There are many topics to which his Majesty's Speech alludes, on which I entertain strong and decided opinions, at variance, perhaps, with a large portion of your Lordships' House ; but as his Majesty's Speech merely indicates the different measures to which your Lordships' attention will be called, and as it does not appear to me that you are called upon in any manner to recognise the principle of any measure upon which a difference of opinion may be supposed to exist. I feel that it would not be becoming on me, especially on the first occasion on which I have the honour of addressing your Lordships, to enter into a discussion upon those principles, and I will content myself therefore, with briefly alluding to the topics contained in his Majesty's Speech. The attention of the country will no doubt be arrested by that part of his Majesty's Speech, more particularly directed to the other House of Parliament respecting the in crease in the Navy estimates for the ensuing year. My Lords, I feel strongly the necessity of a rigid and persevering economy in every branch of the public expenditure, and the country ex rjG London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOU t he ° tit' 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in of Middlesex,